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The guide says what's acceptable, what's not, and lists pickup dates

Everything you need to know about refuse and recycling in the Village of Ada is here.

The 2019 village refuse and recycling guide is available at the village offices and is on the Ada Icon (attached below).

The guide show recycle pickup dates. It lists the paper, plastic, cartons, metals and glass that residents may recycle. It also lists items that are not to be recycled.

Ada’s refuse and recycle contract was awarded to Wright Refuse, Inc. The company phone number is 419-224-3636.

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K-2 sessions for boys planned this winter

Calling all future Bulldog boys basketball players.

A Kindergarten to second grade boys’ basketball development session is planned this winter.

Sign-ups are underway (see the printer-friendly attached form at the bottom of this story). The program begins on Sunday, Jan. 13, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the 1986 gymnasium. There is no cost to participate.

The sessions take place every other Sunday in January and February:

Jan. 13

Jan. 27

Feb. 10

Feb. 24

“These will be developmental sessions focused on fundamentals and all aspects introducing basketball to our young players,” said Dre White, varsity boys’ coach.

Kathy Herfurth, Alger Public Library director, announced new hours and events for the library. Those follow:

Weekday morning hours will begin on Monday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. Library hours will now be:
Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Weekly library activities for kids at the library include:
• Preschool Story Times, Mondays at 6:30 p.m.

• After School Activity Clubs for schoo-Aage kids and teens, Wednesdays, drop in between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. for art, science, cooking, Legos or games.

Full-service pharmacy with a focus on comprehensive personal care, including the sale of over-the-counter medications

Ohio Northern University's HealthWise Pharmacy celebrates its first anniversary this week, according to Katie Westgerdes, manager. The pharmacy opened in early January 2018.

The pharmacy is open to the public and accepts most prescription insurance plans, including the ONU employer insurance, UMR.

Check out the video showing work underway

Extensive work on the Interstate 75 widening and reconstruction project in Findlay allowed the project to reach its first major milestones last year, and work continues as the project enters its third year of construction.

In 2018, the most notable changes in traffic patterns occurred off the mainline lanes of Interstate 75. In October, Lima Avenue closed to through traffic and pedestrians under U.S. 68/state Route 15 for approximately one year.

Here are the Ada school cafeteria January menus

One of the first indicators that the holidays are behind us is that the January school menu pops up on the Ada school website.

School started today (Jan. 2), and for those interested in lunch, it's Bosco cheese stick with marinara sauce. For K-5 it's yogart, green beans and fruit.

The January cafeteria menu is attached.

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